Carter Names Five For FBI Director Post
President Carter revealed a list of five candidates to succeed Clarence Kelley as FBI director, including Sheriff William Lucas of Wayne County and John K. Van de Kamp of Los Angeles County. He warned one likely will get the job but not with certainty. The list also features Neil Welch of Philadelphia FBI, Harrington Wood Jr. of Chicago circuit court, and John J. Irwin Jr. of Massachusetts.
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Carter
FBI
Wayne County
Detroit
Mich
Philadelphia
Los Angeles County
Calif
John K. van de Kamp
Neil John Welch
Philadelpia
Harrington A. Wood, Jr
Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Princeton family recalls kidnap dubbed rescue from Moonies
Ken Conner Sr and Lou Conner told Bluefield Kiwanis about their 1976 December trip with son Ken Jr to San Francisco and his involvement with the Moonies. The couple described Weeks of deprogramming led by Ted Patrick, the cost, and their shift to public forums warning against cults. They plan to form a local chapter of the International Foundation for Individual Freedom and stress their belief their son was brainwashed.
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Ken Conner Sr
Princeton
Lou
Conner
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Ken Jr
San Francisco
Calif
Sun Myung Moon
Moonies
Ken Conner Jr
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ken Sr
Ted Patrick
Conners
Lou Conner
Ken
International Foundation For Individual Freedom
Ten Americans Freed From Cuban Jails
Ten Americans imprisoned in Cuba on drug charges have been freed and flown to Mexico City for repatriation to the United States. The release is seen as a goodwill gesture by Fidel Castro amid moves toward limited U.S.-Cuba ties. The State Department noted six were jailed since 1975 and four earlier inmates had not yet been sentenced.
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Mexico City
Cuba
United States
U.S
Fidel Castro
Washington
Havana
State Department
Carter
Department
U. S
Oakvale case progresses on school closure arguments
Oakvale hearings reveal reasons for closing the school high operating costs and limited curriculum with witnesses from both sides. Father Powers argues bigness is a myth and advocates for smaller schools while educators defend consolidation citing curriculum and student benefits as key factors. Court admonishes audience after applause during Powers testimony.
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Tomchin
Oakvale
Princeton
Board of Education
Thomas Honaker
Honaker
Princeton High School
Harold J. Powers
St. John’s Parish
West Virginia University
Morgantown
Anderson
Jarrett
Father Powers
Schreffler
Powers
James Conant
Conant
Sher
Vermont
Joyce Hill
Doris Sutphin
Joyce Whitlow
Buddy Whitlow
James Sutphin
John Cottle
Ed Davis
Montcalm Pto
Shirley Perry
Margaret Smith
Eupha Smith
Wilma Holdren
Robert Walthall
Bruce Hill
Penny Towe
Stephen Comer
Julius Calendar Reform Honors Caesar
Romans renamed Quintilis to Julius in the Julius calendar overhaul ordered by Julius Caesar. The reform, guided by Sosigenes, shifted year start to Januarius and rebranded months in Caesar's honor.
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Hail Caesar
Julius Caesar
Sosigenes
Januarius
Julian
Quintilis
Julius
Caesar
Assassination Committee Probers Scrutinize Ray Escape Help
Committee investigators said they cannot confirm outside help for James Earl Ray's prison escape. Ray's brother visited the weekend before, but there is no evidence Ray had funds or arms. officials will probe Brushy Mountain security for possible laxity. The panel also noted one escapee worked in plumbing and may have carried pipe ladder pieces.
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Washington
House
James Earl Ray
Ray
Jerry
Louis Stokes
Dohio
Tennessee
Ray Blanton
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert Lehner
Lehner
Edward Evans
Evans
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Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
House Commerce Committee
State and Defense Departments
John J. Irwin Jr
Massacusetts Superior Court
William Lucas
Son
Frank P. Jarrell
Daily Telegraph
Patrick
California
Mrs. Conner
Moonie
Eisenhower
Czecholoslovak
Blah Letterheads
New York
Cotton Fiber Paper Council
Virginia National Bank
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